JacobC1983
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in relation to that, and extrapolating to prices of a 4890 elsewhere.. the 5870 could be a bargain
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What the heck is a "Larrabee 980"? Pics or it never happened.
Yea I loves me some AA and AF. I know it's too early to judge but do you think a stock clock E8500 would need to be OC'd for this? I'm on an Asus P5Q Pro and 4gig of DDR2-1000. Just wanting to get my ducks in line, so to say.
I usually wouldn't quote myself, but I was hoping someone could shed some light on this for me...I'm not quite sure where bottlenecks come into play with what processors and video cards. Any information would be much appreciated...I'll even send Ron Burgundy to your house for a singing telegram.
Yes, I would say you'll end up having CPU bottlenecking if you don't OC that chip, with even a single 5870 based on the early performance numbers.
I was thinking of a modest OC...something like maybe 3.6...that chip should do that easily enough. May have to try my hand at it...long overdue. I've been wanting to for a while now but every time I think "What if I smoke it lol".
So long as you don't raise voltages to dangerous levels for your cooling (i.e. phase-level volts when you're only on air) you would be hard-pressed to actually damage the chip rather than have it just shut down or not boot, requiring a BIOS reset. I'd say 3.6 is a good goal to aim for , just read up on what the normal volts are for overclocks on that chip, and go for it .
I was thinking of a modest OC...something like maybe 3.6...that chip should do that easily enough. May have to try my hand at it...long overdue. I've been wanting to for a while now but every time I think "What if I smoke it lol".
If you have a decent CPU cooler then 3.6ghz is child's play for the E8500. I'd say go for 4.0ghz, 4.2ghz if you feel ambitious.
Sorry guys I havn't read this thread since my last post, so this might be diplicate information, but anyways,
Nvidia claims our GT300 is superior to that RV870:
http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/17/nvidias-gt300-core-vs-atis-rv870/
... if only we could get more than 2 or 3 per 300mm wafer!!!
http://www.techspot.com/news/36223-nvidia-suffers-twopercent-yield-on-gt300.html
Sorry guys I havn't read this thread since my last post, so this might be diplicate information, but anyways,
Nvidia claims our GT300 is superior to that RV870:
http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/17/nvidias-gt300-core-vs-atis-rv870/
... if only we could get more than 2 or 3 per 300mm wafer!!!
http://www.techspot.com/news/36223-nvidia-suffers-twopercent-yield-on-gt300.html
It's Intel's x86-based GPU that they've been working on for god knows how long. Although if you think the Larrabee 980 is badass. . . just wait for the Larrabee 985DX2
Are the cards going to be immediately available online Sept 22/23? I've been itching to do my first build (been playing with a regular old PCI card for several years) and the wait is almost painful.
This card is going to be 280mm or 11" long. Confirmed by CNET
The two vents in the rear of the card makes it longer, but this will probably be shortened with better cooling solutions by third party vendors in the future. For now, a tight fit for people with mid-towers with fixed HDD cages.
The X2 could be 11" or longer.
Tight fit? Umm no. Impossible fit.
I have the Lian Li PC65b and I've had the Thermaltake Element G midtower case briefly. A 10.5 inch GTX 260 would barely fit. With an 11" video card you'd have to REMOVE the 3.5" HD cage. And that's just not practical for most people. Thankfully I have a HAF 932 now, so go ahead and bring on the 11" cards. But most people that don't own full tower cases will have to buy a new case to fit an 11" video card.
i am waiting for the 5870x2...!